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Sunday, April 26, 2015

Mathnasium – A Different Approach to Math

Jennifer Chevalier has always had a passion for math. So much so,
that she studied the subject through college, earned her teaching
credentials through The Evergreen State College and now teaches 8th grade Math at Bush Middle School in Tumwater. The mother of two has always shown a true commitment to teaching math and adding Mathnasium Owner to her list of passions is a natural fit.

“When my son was first born we were looking for a way for me to stay
home,” explains Chevalier. “We looked into Mathnasium and my husband and
I fell in love with the idea behind the franchise. We became very
invested in the ideas and methods being used, but at the time just
couldn’t afford to do it. When my husband passed away I was given some
life insurance money. I thought about my options of what I could do with
the money and decided to invest it into something we both believed in:
Mathnasium.”The idea behind the Mathnasium Method
is simplicity. “It’s all about breaking down the problems and focusing
on the vocabulary,” says Chevalier. “The creator of the method, Larry
Martinek, used his knowledge of math and watching students struggle with
math to come up with the concepts we use. It’s about changing the way a
student looks at the problem. For example, instead of saying, ‘What is
seven times eight?’ we approach the problem and ask, ‘What is seven
eight times?’ This simple change can lead to so much more understanding
for a student.”

Mathnasium focuses on the gaps to build the foundation. “The first thing
we do is give an assessment to discover the gaps in student
understanding,” explains Chevalier. “The assessments are built for
different grade levels and include visual, written, and verbal problems.
Based on the assessment, we are able to find those gaps of
understanding. Our goal is to fill those gaps. We don’t want to have to
have a student rely on a tutor forever. Our goal is to build a solid
foundation that they can depend upon to tackle any problem.”Read more...

About Mathnasium

Mathnasium Learning Centers, the nation’s
leading math-only learning center franchise, specializes in teaching
kids math in a way that makes sense to them. Students go to Mathnasium
year-round to catch up, keep up, and get ahead in math. The proprietary
Mathnasium Method™ is the result of 40+ years of hands-on instruction
and research. Franchising since 2003, Mathnasium has become one of the
fastest growing educational franchises, with a new center opening each
week. There are more than 400 Mathnasium franchises in the U.S. and
abroad.

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Hello, my name is Helge Scherlund and I am the Education Editor and Online Educator of this personal weblog and the founder of eLearning • Computer-Mediated Communication Center.
I have an education in the teaching adults and adult learning from Roskilde University, with Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC) and Human Resource Development (HRD) as specially studied subjects. I am the author of several articles and publications about the use of decision support tools, e-learning and computer-mediated communication. I am a member of The Danish Mathematical Society (DMF), The Danish Society for Theoretical Statistics (DSTS) and an individual member of the European Mathematical Society (EMS). Note: Comments published here are purely my own and do not reflect those of my current or future employers or other organizations.